You are now eligible for a booster pack???

[Mc Einstein]

hi guys i just want to ask smth what does You are now eligible for a booster pack
do? i recently buy cards in gmod and l4d2 and idk how booster pack work? can anyone tell me pls thx!

[Lithurge]

https://steamcommunity.com/tradingcards/faq

How can I get a booster pack?
Once you have received all of your card drops, you become eligible for a booster pack, which is a set of 3 trading cards that may include both basic and foil cards. Booster packs are granted randomly to eligible users as more badges are crafted by members of the community. Make sure you log in to Steam each week to maintain eligibility.

Once eligible, your Steam Level increases your rate of receiving a booster pack drop:

Level 10: +20% increase in your drop rate
Level 20: +40% increase in your drop rate
Level 30: +60% increase in your drop rate
Level 40: +80% increase in your drop rate
Level 50: +100% increase in your drop rate (i.e. the rate has doubled)
Etc.

[Mc Einstein]

Originally posted by Lithurge:

https://steamcommunity.com/tradingcards/faq

How can I get a booster pack?
Once you have received all of your card drops, you become eligible for a booster pack, which is a set of 3 trading cards that may include both basic and foil cards. Booster packs are granted randomly to eligible users as more badges are crafted by members of the community. Make sure you log in to Steam each week to maintain eligibility.

Once eligible, your Steam Level increases your rate of receiving a booster pack drop:

Level 10: +20% increase in your drop rate
Level 20: +40% increase in your drop rate
Level 30: +60% increase in your drop rate
Level 40: +80% increase in your drop rate
Level 50: +100% increase in your drop rate (i.e. the rate has doubled)
Etc.

im only at level 7 soo the increase drop rate is kinda slow? or smth?

[MonkehMaster]

check the link the person above posted, has all the info you need

yep, account level has much to do with booster pack eligibility and speed of getting them.

that being said, you wont get tons of booster packs anyway, unless your are actively buying anf filling your account with games/ect.. to aggressively raise your account level.

not to mention other crafting badges for said games to get booster packs.

i been on steam for a decade+ and have only gotten maybe 2 or 3, despite all the games i have and buying all the nonsense required, which costs money majority of the time, or i guess you could try trading, but thats risky in itself, with how big scamming is on steam.

also, the only way to get them is to use or buy "gems" and use said "gems" to buy said booster packs.

[Mc Einstein]

Originally posted by MonkehMaster:

yep, account level has much to do with booster pack eligibility and speed of getting them.

that being said, you wont get tons of booster packs anyway, unless your are actively buying anf filling your account with games/ect.. to aggressively raise your account level.

i been on steam for a decade+ and have only gotten maybe 2 or 3.

also, the only way to get them is to use or buy "gems" and use said "gems" to buy said booster packs.

oh the higher level you are the higher the drop rate is?

[MonkehMaster]

Originally posted by E.G. GoofyRuinz?:

Originally posted by MonkehMaster:

yep, account level has much to do with booster pack eligibility and speed of getting them.

that being said, you wont get tons of booster packs anyway, unless your are actively buying anf filling your account with games/ect.. to aggressively raise your account level.

i been on steam for a decade+ and have only gotten maybe 2 or 3.

also, the only way to get them is to use or buy "gems" and use said "gems" to buy said booster packs.

oh the higher level you are the higher the drop rate is?

yep basically, just read through the link posted, should give ya all the info you need.

pretty sure you can get some free ones, but mostly you have to buy them with gems, or on steam market.

in general, you have to spend money to acquire them, either buying and playing games, crafting badges with cards (limited amount per game(s) and/or buy card on the market/trade, to craft badges and get more booster packs and/or convert inventory items into gems, or buy gems on the market, then buy booster packs after your 3 per game limit.

you can also go to "foil" cards and badges, again costing money, assuming you get lucky and get some for free.

imho, its not really worth it, way to much money is required to do all of that, but thats up to you :)

[Jerry]

Originally posted by E.G. GoofyRuinz?:

oh the higher level you are the higher the drop rate is?

Whenever one user crafts a badge, one other user, who is elegible, receives a booster pack. So there are no absolute drop rates, you can expect, but the more users can receive one, the lower the chances per user (but on the other hand, there are more crafters too). And yes, higher level users have a higher chance, though it's still pretty low in absolute numbers.

Users with very (very, very) high level and thousands of games end up with maybe one pack every two weeks. Don't expect such numbers for you. Twice a year is a much more realistic rate.
Be glad, when it happens, but don't try to aim for it. You'll only disappoint yourself otherwise.

[MonkehMaster]

if you want more detailed information on them as its pretty detailed in ways to get them.

search up "booster packs for steam" or " steam trading cards" and "gems" or "sack of gems", you will get a better view of what it all entails.

i see lots of info on the cards/boosters on net, but gems/gem sacks seem to not have much info aside from steam forums.

maybe even a youtube video outlining the stuff may help.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_Trading_Cards

couldnt find any decent links, but there is an old youtube vid (first one i seen) basically outlining gems/sacks of gems.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsCRUy3c-AA&t=1s

when making gems, if you need too, dont convert into gems, things you may want to keep, or sell/trade, sometimes they are worth more than the gems you will get for them, or they may the items may be needed for something else, like badges/ect..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-yyDZYx9Bk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWfDQrUzBRc

you can grab gems off the market as well. (they are decently cheap right now, i have seen them hit up to 60 or so cents, but i have bothered with this stuff in years).

https://steamcommunity.com/market/listings/753/753-Sack%20of%20Gems

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in any case, maybe someone else shows up, with more or better info on the topic, before you do any of that.

[JPMcMillen]

These days plenty of Steam users don't craft badges till either the big winter/summer sales event since they will get an event card instead of a (usually useless) coupon. That's usually the only time of year I get free booster packs.